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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Probably something to do with how Ward performed this past season as the head coach.
He nailed it.
That being said, I still would have preferred one of the "elite" coaches - but Ward's results are not something you should ignore.
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Did he really nail it though? Before the pause happened, it wasn't like Flames were guaranteed making a playoff spot. Sure the Flames record was good overall from when he took over. Not sure how they ranked compared to the rest of the league in the timespan, but it wasn't like Flames were playing flawless hockey. There was still warts that were of concern in their play, and as I said, they weren't in a secure enough position in the standings to believe they would've comfortably made the playoffs based on their pace.